Fort Morgan hosted its annual home invitational meet at Legion Field. Joining the Mustangs were Morgan County schools Brush and Wiggins. The three teams made up a deep field of teams kicking off the season.

All three Morgan County teams finished in the top 10 in boys and girls team scores Saturday.

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It was a well rounded day for the Mustangs in their home meet. A number of athletes took first place in field events and another first place performance on the track led the way.

Haley Lewis placed in four field events on Saturday, taking first place in the triple jump and shot put, fifth in the long jump, and sixth in the discus. Her teammate, Paige Dunihoo, finished first in discus.

Conner Shaver and Toby McBride each picked up a first place win in the season opener to lead the Mustang boys team. Shaver held on late to win the boys 1,600 meter run and added a third place effort in the 3,200 meter run. McBride won the shot put with a throw over 44 feet.

Fort Morgan scored in seven relay events, another key focus the team is looking at this season. The best relay finish came from the boys 4x400 relay team with a second place finish, while the 4x100 relay and both 4x800 relay teams also finished in the top 10. Leading in relays for the girls was the 4x200 relay team finishing third. Also placing in the top eight where the 4x100 relay, 4x800 relay, and the 800 sprint medley.

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Donovan Moya made a big impression placing in the 110 meter hurdles and the long jump in his first meet. Also placing for the Mustangs in individual races were Frank Rosales, Trevor Link, Hallee Shaver, Kelsey Shaver, and Makinna Miller.

72 points was scored by the girls team as they finish fourth overall in the meet, and the boys came in eighth with 42 team points. Fort Morgan will head to Greeley Central on Saturday for its next track meet of the season.

Tristan Volk was the big winner for the Beetdiggers in Fort Morgan. Coming off a season where he competed in the state meet, Volk showed he's looking to get back with a first place finish in boys discus to start the season. His teammate Isaac Romero scored for the team in the event as well with a fifth place effort.

The Brush boys team also picked up points in four track events. Aaron Nichols took third in the 300 meter hurdles and Reid Hall came in fifth in the 200 meter dash. Both the 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams finished in the top eight as well.

There was no first place finish for the girls team but they scored with four relay teams, two field events, and a distance run. Cali Bills was the top placer with her fifth place throw in girls discus, and the Beetdiggers also scored in the shot put with Kaitlyn Hernandez finishing seventh. Ashley Hinojos was the final individual to place for Brush in the 3,200 meter run.

Both 4x800 meter relay teams scored, as did the 800 sprint medley and the 4x400 meter relay team.

Brush held off a couple teams in each division to finish 10th overall in the Fort Morgan Invitational. The team will look to build off the success they saw for the team's home meet next weekend.

Wiggins

The Wiggins Tigers chose to ease in some of the big runners and athletes for the first meet in the season. A number of state placers from last year did not compete in those events on Saturday but will get in their top events soon.

There was still plenty of scoring coming across the board for the Tigers, including seven athletes placing in multiple events.

Taylor Boyer was the top man in the boys high jump and also finished sixth in the triple jump. He nearly completed the trifecta in the long jump, just missing out from placing by coming in ninth. Maggie Allen was the other athlete to finish first for Wiggins in the girls 3,200 meter run and added a fourth place finish in the 1,600 meter run.

Faythe Harris scored in three different events for the Tigers in the 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, and 300 meter hurdles. Tori Jordan placed in the 200 meter dash and snuck in the top eight in the long jump. Courtney Jenson was fifth in the 1,600 meter run and seventh in the 800 meter run. Rounding out the scoring for the girls team was Claire Boyer in the triple jump.

Helping Hein score for the boys team Saturday were Shane Finegan, Connor Kaufman, and Tyler Hein. Finegan scored in the 100 and 200 meter dashes, and Kaufman scored in the 1,600 and 3,200 meter run. Hein took fifth place in the 300 meter hurdles.

With Boyer's first place effort leading the way, the boys team finished sixth with 43 team points. The girls team ended ninth overall with 40 points. Wiggins will compete at Greeley Central next Saturday

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